The Category 5 storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph ...

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a ...

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds ...

Coronation chicken, which was created in 1953 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II, is a salad of cold chicken in a mayo-based ...

Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third ...

With wind gusts of up to 295 km/h, Hurricane Melissa has caused torrential rains and power outages across much of the island ...

Cuba is preparing on Tuesday for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, one of the largest in history, as the island experiences its worst crisis in decades. The Category 5 hurricane, which ravaged Jamaica ...

The damage in Jamaica won't begin to become clear until daybreak - but PM Andrew Holness warns there are reports of ...

The storm has grown stronger than Katrina, and is threatening to be the Atlantic's first Category 5 landfall since 2019.

Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".